#792EA0#792EA0
#792EA0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.180 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #792EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 46, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.12, 51.10, -47.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.12, 69.89, 316.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.32% 0.1192 -0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.32% 0.18 311.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2061, 8.5574, 34.1016) |
| Luminance | 0.0856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.57
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.70
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.86
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.54
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.71
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#792EA0 #55A02E
analogous
#402EA0 #792EA0 #A02E8E
triadic
#792EA0 #A0792E #2EA079
tetradic
#792EA0 #A0402E #55A02E #2E8EA0
square
#792EA0 #A0402E #55A02E #2E8EA0
split-complementary
#792EA0 #8EA02E #2EA040
monochromatic
#311341 #552070 #792EA0 #9B42C9 #B472D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.75
#792EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#792EA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #792EA0
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##792EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##792EA0 | 1.00 | 7.75 | 2.71 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F549D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#744764
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #792ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 46, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.180 311.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a46dbd',
500: '#792ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #792ea0; $custom-light: #a46dbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#792ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 46,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.474,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46324,
"c": 0.1799,
"h": 311.5
},
"luminance": 0.08557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#792EA0
secondary
#88BE6C
accent
#DF497C
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4ECF6
border
#CEC7D0
text
#100712
muted
#7F7A81